Improvement in curry-combs



J. w. ROCKWELL. Curry Comb.

No. 38,696. Patented May 26, I863.

R. PETERS. mommwnn Wmhinglnn. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. ROCKWELL, 0E RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT lN CU RRY-COM BS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 38,696, dated May 26,1863.

To all whom 212; may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOHN W. ROCKWELL, of Ridgefield, Fairfield county,State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Curry-Combs, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideview of my improved comb, exhibiting also the adjustability ofthehandle; Fig. 2, the handle with shank; and Fig. 3, a triangular comb,as hereinafter described.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination of cards andcurry-combs for use on horses and cattle, with or without an adjustablehandle.

1 Fig. 1, A, in the accompanying drawings, shows an adjustable handle 5B, a metal bulb with hole or socket to receive the shank or stem h.

In Fig. 2, G is a thumb-screw in bulb B to hold the stem h. ff is a partof B, to which is riveted the metal back of the comb j. D D D representthe angular bars or sheets of metal with serrated edges or combs. d d 01show the ends of said bars or sheets bent over the edges of the metalback j, and also over the back of the card 0 e to secure that firmly tothe metal back of the'coinb. e c and g g 9 show the card as combinedwith the curry-comb.

In Fig. 3, H represents a triangular back or bar of wood or metal, towhich are secured the serrated bars or combs, either by screws orrivets, or by the ends of these bars bent over and secured to the endsof the wood, as shown at d d d in Fig. 3. I also provide a means ofattaching the teeth to the block H, when the latter is made of wood,without the use of nails or screws. To do this I cut the blank formingthe teeth in the form shown in Fig. 6, in which D D represent the partturned up, and on which the teeth are out. (1 represents the end portionof the blank used for attaching it to the body H. This end piece, d, isprovided on both edges at its outer which are turned up in an oppositedirection from D D, as shown in red lines in Fig. 5. The end dot theblank is then bent down against the ends of the block H, and the points13 'i forced into the end of said block H, i

as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, thus holding the teeth securely inplace without the aid ofeither nails or screws. 8 e g g g 9 show thecard as attached to the opposite side by either screws or nails, thuscombining thecard and comb in one instrument. P shows the handleinserted in or secured to the wood or metal back H.

With this combination we are enabled to sell the implement at a muchless price than the card and the curry-comb separately, and is also amuch greater convenience to the user.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The combination of a card and currycomb by fastening the cardand the bars of the comb to either side of a wood or metal stock orback, being either fiat or triangular. 2. The mode of fastening the barsof the comb, the stock, and the card together by extending the ends ofthe bars of the comb over the ends of the stock and bending them ontothe ends of the card, thereby securing all together and saving the laborand expense of riveting.

3. Providing the blanks D with the pointsi'i, as herein described, andfor the purpose set forth.

4. Attaching the blanks D to the block H, by means of the points 4 i, inthe manner above set forth.

5. An adjustable handle, held in its socket by set screw or spring or bya joint or any device by which, in using a fiat stock or back, thehandle can be adjusted for using either combor card, as desired.

J. W. ROCKWELL.

Attest:

JOHN S. HOLLINGSHEAD,

BAKER W. J oHNsoN.

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